Music Jan 20, 2016 at 4:00 am

Art, Nostalgia, and the Many Other Reasons Musicians Are Playing Other Bands' Songs

The Daemon Lovers: Can you feel Astra Elane’s love buzz for Shocking Blue? Alex Crick

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I think it's strange that anyone would question the value of covers. Classically trained musicians are pretty much educated entirely in "covers"; as a stage actor, I've spent a lot of time "covering" Shakespeare. It seems to me that every band probably starts as a cover band, or at least each musician therein started by hammering out a riff by the Velvet Underground or Ritchie Valens or the Clash. Yes, true artists eventually find their own voices, but that voice surely exists in a context that includes the influence of other musicians.
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Uh...what the hell happened to that bass player's nose?
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"Covering" a tune is one thing, attempting to precisely emulate the recording and the physical characteristics of the originator is a different thing. Classical musicians don't do this--no orchestra attempts to replicate a recorded version by another orchestra, ditto for jazz musicians or thespians.

Pole dancers are always more popular than ballerinas.

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